On Monday evening, AOL and its new corporate parent in Verizon, announced Go90, a new free, ad-supported mobile video app. At the Advertising Week event, we spoke with AOL President Bob Lord about the launch, the focus on mobile, and the rapid growth of the AOL tech stack.
The Go90 app will be available this Thursday, CNET reports.
SANTA MONICA — For most in media, the quest for holistic cross-screen measurement is enough. Now imagine trying to usher-in a cross-national cross-screen measurement future. If that sounds like a game of 3D chess, it is one Stéphane Coruble is happy to play. In this video interview with Beet.TV, the CEO, RTL AdAlliance, describes how […]
The pandemic helped to increase the demand for video streaming services as many people looked for ways to entertain themselves while stuck at home. The shift in viewing from traditional linear television to video on demand has led political campaigns to change their strategies, as seen in this month’s midterm elections. “People are watching and […]
SANTA MONICA, Calif. – Consumers have more ways to watch television programming than ever before, challenging advertisers to reach them among multiple platforms. Comcast’s NBCUniversal wants to help marketers engage those audiences, whether they’re watching traditional linear television or streaming video on the Peacock ad-supported video on demand (AVOD) platform. “We’ve really seen an acceleration […]
SANTA MONICA — Data-driven and automated selling of streaming TV ads is growing. But if programmatic wants to hit higher heights in tv, it will have to shake-off its origin story. That is according to one TV ad-tech exec in close contact with money movements. Programmatic take-off “Programmatic wasn’t built for premium video – it […]
Stronger guards against ad fraud in connection television will help to expand automated media buying as marketers can feel confident about their efforts to reach bigger audiences. While they can negotiate one-to-one deals with publishers, they face certain limitations. “One proxy that a lot of buyers use for creating some safety in CTV is one-to-one […]
Established brands have led the way into advertising on connected television, a break from the past when smaller, disruptor brands were more willing to take a chance on a new and comparatively untested medium. “You see a lot of those smaller brands really try to be the first ones there to exploit a market inefficiency, […]
SANTA MONICA, Calif. – The idea of showing different advertising to different household during the same TV shows is appealing to marketers who want to ensure their media spending drives at outcome. That push toward more personalized advertising is counterbalanced with consumer concerns about privacy. “We have at least five different privacy laws coming up […]
SANTA MONICA — If you hope to win a customer, you had better make a lasting first impression. That much has always been true. But, in the heady days of growing competition, making a good digital first impression is critical. In this video interview with Beet.TV, Denise Colella, VP, Head Digital Strategy, Media & Financial Services, […]
SANTA MONICA, Calif. — For a decade, this fast-moving industry was relatively stable. Now new entrants, new business models and new regulatory considerations are changing the game for how advertisers can meet their audiences. In this video interview with Beet.TV, Jake Richardson, Director, TV Partnerships, The Trade Desk, explains how he sees recent shifts ushering-in […]
Cybersecurity platforms for years have worked to eliminate fraudulent activity that costs advertisers millions of dollars a year. As those marketers shift more of their ad budgets into connected television (CTV), they must remain vigilant against suspicious activity that inflates viewership metrics. “A constant word that comes out of my mouth is ‘proactive’ — be […]
SANTA MONICA — Little by little, as television has got connected to the internet, it has also been infused with some of the capabilities digital advertisers have enjoyed for years. But are those capabilities really appropriate for the decades-old, largely-passive medium? In this video interview with Beet.TV, Oscar Rondon, SVP of partnerships, MiQ, explains how […]
Security standards are still being developed for connected television (CTV), leaving parts of its advertising infrastructure exposed to potential fraud. Cybersecurity firm HUMAN relies on a variety of indicators to help determine the authenticity of streaming viewership as fraudsters seek to mine a segment that has lucrative cost per thousand (CPM) metrics. “Fraudsters like to […]
Preventing ad fraud on connected television (CTV) is a collaborative effort among companies throughout the digital-media supply chain. Streaming-device maker Roku works to prevent fraudulent activity on its platform to ensure that legitimate publishers can fully monetize their content and advertisers are getting value for their media investment. “We have a lot of control over […]
SANTA MONICA — The launch of ad support on some of the big video entertainment services is clearly going to be a boost for advertising buyers. But the new practice could also mean an increasing education for consumers in advertising and data use practices more broadly. That is according to one ad agency executive who […]
SANTA MONICA – Who’s behind the glass? For anyone trying to measure viewing of contemporary streaming TV platforms, that is a strategic question. For Ameneh Atai, it is also one she asks herself at times when business challenge demands personal authenticity. Platform difference In this video interview with Beet.TV, Atai, GM, digital audience measurement, Nielsen, […]
SANTA MONICA — All advertisers and programmers want “attention”. But, in a distractible world, what is attention, exactly, and how does it get made? In this video interview with Beet.TV, one addressable TV enabler explains what research says about TV and attention. Tuning in Earlier this year, Finecast, GroupM’s addressable tv division, published research to better […]
SANTA MONICA — In a down economy, how do you get bang for buck? Justin Rosen sees a coming era of narrowed focus. But, in this video interview with Beet.TV, the SVP, Data & Insights, Ampersand, also urges brands to buy local media using the advanced tools now available. Local tricks Many toolsets in programmatic […]
SANTA MONICA, Calif. – Horizon Media is consolidating its omnichannel media buys through sell-side platform Magnite with a focus on connected television, according to an announcement about their multiyear agreement. The deal expands their relationship and emphasizes supply-path optimization, which is the process of finding the shortest and most profitable path to ad inventory for demand-side […]
SANTA MONICA, Calif. — It may not be the sexiest of industry technologies – but it sure can get results moving. Supply Path Optimization (SPO) is the process of reducing the number of intermediaries in ad-tech until each adds value. In this video interview with Beet.TV, Kyle Dozeman, Chief Revenue Officer, PubMatic, explains why it […]
SANTA MONICA, Calif. — When WarnerMedia picked iSpot.TV, VideoAmp and Comscore to provide its future cross-platform TV measurement, it lit the touch paper on the “alt currency” wave. Now it is unpacking its learnings and readying for the next phase in its future TV measurement agenda. In this video interview with Beet.TV, Andrea Zapata, EVP, […]
ORLANDO — Almost 12 months after strategic advisory firm MediaLink was off-loaded by Cannes Lions organizer Ascential to talent agency UTA, CEO Michael Kassan is happy with the firms’ amicable “divorce”. Kassan’s company joined Ascential in 2017. In this video interview with Beet.TV at the ANA Masters of Marketing, he says the new focus is […]